Where does “ajimẹfun” come from?

ajimẹfun (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Bantu jí-, from Navajo ní-, from Navajo ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ — Forms instrumental nouns from verbs.

ajimẹfun (Yoruba): teacher

Definitions

  1. teacher

Ancestry of “ajimẹfun”, step by step

ajimẹfun traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu jí-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantují-Class 10 pronominal concord; Class 10 subject...
2Navajoní-forms the comparative form of neuter imperfective verbs
3Navajoł-the
4Proto-Athabaskan*-ɬForms instrumental nouns from verbs

via Yoruba ẹfun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaẹfunchalk
2Proto-Germanicfun-Stem meaning moisture, mould, mildew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

via Proto-Nguni mú-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunimú-Class 1 object concord
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀-2nd person plural subject concord; Class 1 noun...
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ
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